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Worth turning my 15 year old computer into a HexOS server?


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This weekend i was working on cleaning out some storage when i found my old PC from 2011. I was running this machine up until about 2 years ago when i finally built a new rig. 

I was thinking i have three 5TB drives i could toss into this machine and make it into a NAS. But after powering it up and remembering just HOW old it is, I'm debating if this is a good idea. 

 

So i figured i would go to the community and see how badly i get roasted for this idea. What do you think? Good use of old tech? Or putting lipstick on a dead pig? 

 

Here is the NewEgg listing of all the hardware i used to build it. I think the only thing that ever changed was the graphics card upgraded to a GeForce GTX770, and i have different drives now. 

https://newegg.io/fa78b78https://newegg.io/fa78b78

 

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So in my opinion if thats the hardware you have to build with, YES build it and when you have the chance to upgrade things upgrade them. The hardware is yes old but I know people still using core2duos to power their projects. Keep in mind that some thing you may want to do past the basic storage nas my be limited like Plex ect, due to the power they can sometimes require  

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